Breath Between Seasons FRAMED

This painting is part of the IN-BETWEEN exhibition at the SPOTLIGHT ART GALLERY at the Ottawa Little Theatre,
400 King Edwards Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada, on view from June 10 to June 27, 2026.

If purchased before June 27, 2026, the artwork must remain on display until the exhibition closes, in accordance with City of Ottawa exhibition guidelines.

The painting will be available for pickup on June 29, 2026, at the Ottawa Little Theatre, or may be arranged for FREE delivery within the Ottawa Valley area (Ontario, Canada).

Please contact ottawavalleyartstudio@gmail.com to schedule pickup or delivery.

Original painting by Iya Carson

Certificate of Authenticity

Media: Watercolour

Paper: 100% cotton, Baohong, Rough, 300 g

Paints: Daniel Smith

Size:  15.5 x 15.5 (40 cm x 40 cm)

Year: 2025

Place: Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada

Framed, with final frame size 20.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 (52 x 52 x6.5 cm), double matting black/white

Breath Between Seasons
From the In-between series

Freezing rain settles like a veil over the city, softening edges, blurring streets, and turning the first day of winter into a quiet dream. The figure, almost dissolving into the pale wash of light, moves through a world caught between seasons, where rain becomes ice and familiar streets turn ghostlike under the shifting sky.

Textures ripple like frost forming in mid-air, while shadows cling to the edges of unseen buildings. The scene breathes in grayscale, suspended in that fragile moment when December first reveals its cold intentions.

This is the in-between: the pause before winter claims the landscape, the hush before everything turns white, and the solitary human presence moving gently through the threshold of the season.